DIS-TRAN Steel reduces time to create RFP’s by 93% using PTC Mathcad

PTC Mathcad quickly documents calculations in easy-to-understand format, far superior to Excel, Google tools, and hand-written calculations

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DIS-TRAN Steel reduces time to create RFP’s by 93% using PTC Mathcad

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC has been providing the utility industry transmission and substation steel structures for over 45 years. These structures include tapered tubular poles, wide flange, square tube, and lattice structures. DIS-TRAN’s specialty is providing outstanding customer service, flexible scheduling for quick turn projects, and the highest quality product for their customers.

“On a recent project, initially it took me 15 hours to perform the calculations I needed for a single structure. I downloaded PTC Mathcad and finished the whole project, including five additional structures, in just three hours. PTC Mathcad is reducing overhead costs as we prepare proposals. It freed me up to work on more bids and more creative projects.”

Preston Gleason, Procurement Coordinator

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DIS-TRAN Steel reduces time to create RFP’s by 93% using PTC Mathcad

S o l u t i o n• Metric conversions and similar work

can be automated, even for large, complex projects

• New users in the proposal department adopt the software quickly

• PTC Mathcad quickly documents calculations in easy-to-understand format, far superior to Excel, Google tools, and hand-written calculations

I n i t i a t i v e s

• Expand PTC Mathcad use and benefits beyond engineering team

• Streamline metric conversion work

• Ensure accuracy and confidence in company proposals and quotes

• Speed Request For Quote and Request For Proposal work

R e s u l t s• Analysis that required 15 hours

now takes 20 minutes

• Metric conversion work on complex projects cut by 80%, creating a dramatic savings in time to generate proposals

• Confidence in accuracy of proposals increased

• Reduce time to create bids by 93%

• Multiple departments across company adopting PTC Mathcad

DIS-TRAN Steel, LLC has been providing the utility industry transmission and substation steel structures for over 45 years. These structures include tapered tubular poles, wide flange, square tube, and lattice structures. DIS-TRAN’s specialty is providing outstanding customer service, flexible scheduling for quick turn projects, and the highest quality product for their customers.

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DIS-TRAN Steel reduces time to create RFP’s by 93% using PTC Mathcad